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Cardioceras (Scoticardioceras) excavatum

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Cardioceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites excavatus was named by Sowerby (1815). Its type specimen is BMNH 43976 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cardioceras (Scoticardioceras) excavatum by Schlegelmilch (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Ammonites excavatus Sowerby
1994Cardioceras (Scoticardioceras) excavatum Schlegelmilch p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyStephanoceratoidea(Newmayr 1875)
familyCardioceratidaeSiemiradzki 1891
subfamilyCardioceratinaeSiemiradzki 1891
genusCardioceras
subgenusScoticardioceras
speciesexcavatum()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Russian Federation Cardioceras excavatum (198938)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Cardioceras excavatum (163720 163721 163738)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Cardioceras excavatum (62305)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom Cardioceras excavatum (86019)